Salubrate
/ˈsæl.jə.breɪt/noun
To make healthy or beneficial; to render salubrious.
Did you know?Salubrate belongs to a Latin family built around salus, meaning health, safety, or well-being—the same root behind salute and salvation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*solh₂-u-
“A reconstructed root associated with being whole, healthy, or safe; its exact development is debated.”
Classical Latin
Latin
salūber
“Health-giving, wholesome, beneficial.”
Classical Latin
Latin
salūbrāre
“To make healthy or beneficial.”
17th Century
English
salubrate
“To make wholesome or salubrious; an uncommon learned verb borrowed from Latin.”
Modern English
English
salubrate
“To improve something so that it promotes health or well-being; chiefly rare or technical.”